Comments on: Felons Voting is a Complex Issue

By: fat_jake1

fat_jake1 — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:20:06 +0000

My personal opinion is that felons should be allowed to vote once they are out of prison. No, I don’t like Mrs. Clinton, I think it would be a huge mistake to allow her to run as a presidential candidate for the Democratic Party. I tend to lean more democratic than republican lately, but she is really hated by so much of the population that the nomination of her would drive many Democrats to vote for a Republican candidate for the first time, and they would prolly stay there. Anyways, my reasoning for letting felons vote is that I don’t see how you can change a law that is unfair if the people against it are going to be stripped of their right to vote. A good example of this would be Marijuana laws. How are people ever going to change mandatory minimum sentence laws on this drug if many of them have thier voices removed by not being allowed to vote. In the end, I beleive that it SHOULD be up to the states however.

By: likwidshoe

likwidshoe — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 23:32:50 +0000

It’s the other 70% that do not have the right to participate in civilized society. Those that continue to rob, steal, plunder, rape and kill. We should allow them to vote?
No. That 70% (I’d like to know where you got your figure) should be thrown in jail. This isn’t a “comples issue”. In fact, I think you’ve confused the issue with another one.

By: Say Anything

Say Anything — Sat, 19 Feb 2005 18:22:20 +0000

More On Felons Voting

AlphaPatriot takes me to task for my earlier statements about allowing ex-felons to vote.
In perhaps as many as 30% of the cases those released go on to lead productive, hard-working, tax-paying lives. These people have “paid their debt” and have ea…